The 12 Books You Should Be Reading This June
From a cruise gone wrong to a pasta almanac to a real-life murder mystery involving a legendary New Yorker
The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for June
Including Netflix’s strangest show yet and the long-awaited premiere of “Kevin Can Go F--- Himself”
Rediscovered Charles M. Schulz Comics Show Another Side of His Art
"Peanuts" wasn't all he created
Edgar Allan Poe Once Wrote a Wildly Successful Seashell Guidebook
It had a lasting impact on the world of science
Steinbeck Wrote a Murder Mystery About a Werewolf, But His Estate Won't Publish It
Gavin Jones, a professor at Stanford, is advocating for the book's release
How Civilization Was Built on Getting “Drunk”
A new book dissects the entertainingly evolutionary roots of intoxication
Kate Darling Knows the Secret to Coexisting With Robots
According to the MIT robot ethicist, the key isn't looking forward — it's looking back, to the animal kingdom
Meet Branwell Brontë, the Rob Kardashian of Victorian Literature’s Most Famous Family
A relatively unsuccessful brother overshadowed by three powerful sisters? Sounds familiar.
My Conversation With Haruki Murakami Never Really Ends
Sean Wilsey chats with the prolific novelist about music, racism and a writing process that never stops evolving
Bob Dylan Scholar Sean Latham Discusses His New Book, “The World of Dylan”
Just in time for Dylan's 80th birthday, the book features 27 essays from people across all fields examining his legacy
The Uncertain Future of (Some of) Philip Roth's Archives
A complex question gets even more complicated
Trent Preszler Builds $100K Canoes, But the First One He Made Is Priceless
A conversation with the boatwright, winemaker and author about his debut memoir, "Little & Often"
This Book Won't Fix Your Pandemic-Ravaged Sex Life, But It Can't Hurt
The sex therapist didn't write, "So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex" with the pandemic in mind, but it's taken on a life of its own
Disgraced Philip Roth Biography Picked Up by Same Press That Published Woody Allen Memoir
Also with a book due out from the anti-cancel culture publisher? Garrison Keillor.
Jean Pigozzi Invented the Celebrity Selfie
“The 213 Most Important Men in My Life” chronicles intimate moments with everyone from Andy Warhol to Elon Musk
Revisiting Costello's, the NYC Bar Frequented by Steinbeck and Hemingway
Did your favorite writer spend time there as well?